STL Rising is a blog dedicated to the renaissance of the City of St. Louis.
It's a place to discuss issues and possibilities, all in the spirit of promoting the continuing progress of this great metropolis of the Mississippi Valley.

Saturday, February 04, 2006

Marketplace Snapshot

St. Louis neighborhoods are a diverse marketplace. There are many submarkets of people who make the city their residential destination of choice.

Given the diverse nature of city residents, what would you say are the leading household submarkets choosing city living?

Here's a start-

Empty nesters choosing downtown lofts

First time homebuyers seeking affordable housing

Bosnians moving into Little Bosna

Middle class African Americans wanting to move back to their old city neighborhoods

If I'm truly working class, own an auto, and don't need any social services, I'd likely be better off in the County, where I'd be closer to jobs, get more square footage for my money, and have better public schools for my children. And hence, this is why the City continues down the path as a place of haves (childless or affluent households) and have-nots (low-wage earners and unemployed).